Tire-carrier



Hi G. VOIGHT.

TIRE CARRIER.

APPLlcATlQN min mms, 1920.

Patented Deo. 21,1920.

II h PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY G. VOIGHT, OF NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT.

TIRE-CARRIER.

Application led. April 26,

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HENRY Gr. VoIGH'r, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at New Haven, New Haven county, Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Tire-Carrier, of which the following is a specification. y

yMy invention relates to improvements in tire carriers, andis primarily an improvement on the construction set forth in my co-pending application, SerialNo. 364,442, filed March 9, 1920. The present construction I term a duplex holder, in that it is adaptedV to carry two rims on which tires may be mounted. The arrangement is such that one size and style ofv carrier is suitably designed to successfully carry the various styles of rims of one size. I have also improved certain structural features which are of benefit and advantage as will hereinafter be seen.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a conventional showingof the rear portion of a vehicle with my improved duplex holder applied thereto and shown in perspective.

Fig.y 2 is a relatively enlarged detail view in perspective.

Fig. 8 isan end view partly in section of certain parts.

Figs. 4, 5, and are sections illustrating different styles of tireA rims and their method of application on my carrier.

1 is a circular tire rim carrier of any appropriate construction which I will term the main carrier. This main carrier is preferably endless as shown, and is connected, to the vehicle in any suitable way'as bybrackets 2 2. It may also have any suitable clips or other fastening devices to hold a rim thereon. That part of the apparatus which is designed to carry the second rim, and which I will term the' secondary carrier comprises two Aside4 pieces 3 3 of general circular contour and f of smaller diameter than the rim to be mounted thereon. The

secondary carrier is rigidly connected to thev ring 1 by brackets 4 4.'` If desired, the upper ends of the side 'pieces 3 3 may be connected by a crossbar 3a. At the lower end of each side 3 3, I provide hinged .rim gripping sections 5 5, as in my 'former application, the same functioning in the same manner and being operated by means of two pivotally connected toggle levers 6 6, the outer ends ofthe toggle levers being pivot- Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 21, 1920.

1920. Serial N0. 376,584.

ally connected to the ends of the gripping sections 5 5. In the particular construction shown, the rigid part of the secondary carrier is provided at intervals with suitable rim holding flanges at 7 7 arranged to hold a tire rim by engaging the outer edge of the same. A rim clamping jaw is likewise provided at the free end of each gripping section 5 5, and these clamping jaws are preferably constructed so as to perform the double function of gripping the tire and of constituting a hinge bearing fory the toggles. In Figs. 2 and 8,'I have shown the gripping jaw at the lower end of the section 5 as formed of two angular pieces, each piece being sov bent as to provide one jaw member 8, one hinge bearing portion 9, andan intermediate connecting portion 10, which intermediate portion may be secured to the section 5 in any suitable manner as by rivets 11 11. When twolof these angular pieces are secured to the opposite sides of the section 10 there will be a space provided between the toggle bearing ends 9 9 of a width sufficient to receive the end of the toggle bar 6. 12 is a hinge pin which passes through the bearing ends 9 9 and the toggle bar 6. 14 is a spacer device in the form of a lug struck up from the metal of the piece 5, and extending radially out of the piece.' The length of this struck up spacer is less than the distance between the annular beads 15 15 customarily used on certain types of tire rims, for example, such as indicated on the rim 16 in Fig.' 6. The rigid portion of the carrier may have equivalent spacing means such as spacer studs 17 which are designed to perform the same function, that is to say, these studs serve to space the flat interior surface of the tire rim away from the outer surface of the 4carrier a distance equal to the heightof the ribs or beads 15, and these same spacers when used with a rim having no beads, such as indicated at 16a, Fig.' 4, likewise serve to hold the rim properly on the carrier. .18 are holder studs or shoulders somewhat higher than the spacer studs 17 17 and provided to'engage the inner edge of a tire rim when the same is slipped onto the carrier. The high studs' 18 18 coperate with the flanges 7 7 to form'the complete holding'jaws. To prevent the lower hinged sections 5 5 of the carrier from swaying when no tire rim is in lace on the carrier, I provide suitable stops. n the present instance, I provide these stops at`the hinge knuckle where the part 5 is connected to the part In the preferred form, I strike out fromone `lr-nuclle aflug 19 at the back of the hinge, and I may also strike out from the other knuckle another lug 20 at the back of said hinge, so that when.:y the togglev llevers lare straightened 'out these lugs 1.9-20 will engage eachother at opposite sides of the carrier and thus both hingev sectionsI 5 will `be prevented vfrom swaying. Thepacenstuds 17 shouldvrbe provided adjacent to and between the holder' jaws... so thatfthey willffunction to support a tire'rim 416. having a plain-flat inner surface suchasshownin Fig. 4; or having -one internal rib 15` suchas shown in Eig. 5;i or one having tworibsl-l, such as shown in Eig. ,6, thus making `it possible vto .mount lany style of-tirerim-adapted toreceive-one size of :tire upon the fcarrier.

'.Uhe-.main carrier rim 1 neednot 1in all instances have clamping devicessinceit is intended-:to carry only Ione-=spare1tire that preferred .formv of lockingdevice that may be i employed-:for this purpose.

IInrizhepresent fcase Vas 'inl imy former case, the..distancef.fromzthehinge of the jaw grippngsections up and. over ythe :secondary carrienis. preferably less lthanf 180, While the distance from.` the jaws-8 8 measured in thesame wayis somewhat over 18.0, so that Vwhen the l tire lrimV is in place,z the -rnoving outuofthe rilngri-p .ing :sections into the nim lholding jaws will on` the upperpart of the Y carrier y`so ithat it cannot .be liftedand. freed lfrom the jaw What I.. claim l.is

. .1.QIn. a. duplex tire. carrier, a mai-n tire carrying :ring -arranged'to carry one tire rim, a. secondary.tire carryingdevice rigidly connected.y to..the;rstbut spaced apart ltherefrom, Ysaidsecondary .carrier comprising -two sidey pieces having. va plurality of spacedrim engaging jaws .arranged to sengage the edge of. aitirerimat properintervals tofprevent movement. of. the .same thereon,` with spacer means 'on said-secondary carrier` arranged to sengage and hold theflat inner. surface of the .tirerlmzin .spaced relation to the outer surface. nf. `said .secondary carrierI 'to .aitoi'd clearance :for 4beadsor `xother projectlons on oldthe rimdownthe inner surface of the tire rim, whereby said carrier is adapted to carry tire rims Aor' different-"styles,-tworof said jaws being mounted to move toward and away from the 'center of the carrier to release or engage a 70 tire rim.

f 2f In af'lduplex tire carrier, afmain tire carrying. ringarranged to carry one tire rim, a secondary carrying device rigidly connected to said. :ring-.but 'spacedI apart 75 therefrom ,1. said :secondary vcarrier '.icomprising'two .rigid iside piecesf .having a plurality ospacedfj aws arranged-:to -engagethezedges of a tire rimeatproper lintervalsftoprevent movementeof the esame.' thereon, -i sp acer. means 8O 0n said secondary carrier arranged-tovengage and-.hold the Eflat. Linnen fsurffacefof vthe tire -r-irn inspaced y relation to theiou-tensurface of saidsecondaryzcarrierto lafordclearance 'for beads or -other-projectionsion the. 85 inner surface, of thetire'rim, whereby said carrier is adaptedto carry tire rims-of different styles, two.of@saidjawsbeingmounted to move i. tort/ard-A and 'away from --the (center of .thecarrier to release l'or-.engage a tire. rim; 90 and .hinged end pieces *carrying saidemovable jaws. Y

. 8. Inl a duvfplexitire carrier,4 arrnain' tire canr in rinm arran edntovcanr ione-tire rim, a secondary carrying device rigidly! connected to said ring fbut-,spacedzapart therefrom, :saidsecondary carrier comprising two ,rigid side -pieces'l-having 'a pluralityv `of spacedI jaws arrangedito engageftheopposite edges of a tire rim at propenvintervals. to prevent .fmovementwofl thesame thereon, spacer means on said secondarycarrieruar-Y rangedto engagcvandhold'the iatrinnersurface of the tire rim in spacedw-relation to the 'outersurfacefof saidnsecondary carrier 105 to'aiordiclearance forbeads or other 4projections on .the inner surface :of the tireV rim, whereby said v carriery is adapted: tocarry? tire rims ot differentstyles, two vof:saidjaws beingmountedtorinove'toward and away from: 110 the center vofy the carriertoreleasefor engage a -tire erinrnl and hinged end `pieces marrying sa'idmovable jaws; and stop'meansstorprevent; said hingedzpieces 'from swayingV when no rim4 is -in-place thereon. l 4. In a duplex tire carrier,y alma-ini --tire carrying member :arranged to *carry one tire rim, a. secondary Anim --carryin'gwmember rigidly connected tasaid vmain member 4and spaced apart therefrom; sa-idsecondary careE ryingmember comprising arigid-portiom spacing means carried thereby f forzfliolding a tire .rim spaced :relation ito" the. louter surfaceof said'-s'econdarycarrier to afford clearanceior beads or 'other-projections on 125 thexinnerI surface of the tire xiti-rn, whereby said f-,carrierf is :adapted :to Y carry tire `rims of differentf-styfles,1 apair of rimfgrippingrsections hinged at.thewoppositeflower ends of' the-secondaayzcarriervwith toggle levers conf:

necting said hinged sections, jaws carried by the secondary carrier and spaced apart at proper intervals to prevent movement of the same When said hinged sections are moved into the tire holding position.

5. In a tire rim carrier a, rigid support, tWo depending rim-gripping sections hinged at the lower opposite endsA of said support,

a pair of toggle levers connected to Said hinged sections to move the same in and out, and stop mechanism to prevent swaying of said hinged sections when no tire rim is in place, part of said rim-gripping sections comprising part of said stop mechanism.

HENRY G. VOIGI-IT. 

